Stachys cordata Riddell. Common name: Heart-leaved Hedge-nettle. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Moist forests, especially alluvial bottomlands or over calcareous rocks. Distribution: NY west to IL, south to SC, GA, AL, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Primarily montane, but extending east to Stokes County, NC, and Campbell County, VA. See Pringle (2002) for a discussion of nomenclature. Floden (2015) recognizes S. salvioides as separate from S. cordata.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Il, K4, Va, Fleming, Nelson, & Townsend (2011), Poindexter & Nelson (2011); = n/a — RAB; = Stachys riddellii House — F, G; > Stachys cordata Riddell — S, Floden (2016); < Stachys nuttallii Shuttlew. ex Benth. — Pa, W, Nelson (1981); > Stachys salvioides Small — S, Floden (2016). Basionym: Stachys cordata Riddell 1836
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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